Batavia and New Richmond are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Batavia Bulldogs will welcome the New Richmond Lions at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Batavia took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 57-35 margin over Clinton-Massie. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, New Richmond's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Tuesday. They fell 68-59 to Goshen. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Batavia will need focus on slowing down Grant Hess, one of several New Richmond players who made an impact when they last played. He went 10 of 17 on his way to 21 points. That's the most points Hess has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Dykes, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, New Richmond was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, New Richmond fell to 3-1. As for Batavia, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Batavia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New Richmond when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 58-53 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Richmond's Anthony Wolf, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Batavia still be able to contain Wolf? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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